“.22 lr”

Built on Henry’s Classic Lever Action .22 platform, the new Garden Gun Smoothbore .22 is purpose-built for close-range pest control using .22 LR shotshell cartridges.

Renowned for its high-performance, moderately priced rifles, Savage’s B22 Precision rimfire could be the best .22 LR the company has debuted to-date. Simply put, it exudes accuracy in spades, yet is surprisingly affordable.

Winchester is doubling down on its rimfire line for 2016. Soon to join its ranks is the new M-22 Subsonic .22 LR round, which has been designed specifically to function in automatic firearms.

Most popular ammunition companies offer some form of .22 LR, and there are quite a few brands and makes to choose from. Here are American Hunter contributor Philip Massaro's top five.

Ammo is in short supply. A brick of .22 LR cartridges commands as much as $40 now. If you can find it, budget center-fire pistol ammo is going for a buck a round.

Driving a 40-grain bullet at a muzzle velocity of between 1875 and 1910 fps, if you desire to pursue furbearers and varmints at ranges beyond what the .22 LR can handle, the .22 WMR is your cartridge.

Bergara has announced a new addition to its extensive rifle lineup: the Bergara Micro Rimfire (BMR). Available in .22 LR, .17 HMR and .22 WMR, the BMR incorporates the same coveted features found on Bergara rimfires, simply on a smaller scale.

Ruger has added a new wood stock variant to its popular Ruger American Rimfire line. The addition comes at the behest of customer demands. The stock is made from a hardwood blank in Newport, NH and mated to the .22 LR bolt-action in Mayodan, NC.

Every hunter should have a .22 LR handgun. You can shoot small game for the pot, rid the camp of pests and pass the midday doldrums plinking at makeshift targets. The new Smith & Wesson Victory semi-automatic is one of the best guns we've encountered for all these things.